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Minnesota Wild at Montréal Canadiens

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Minnesota Wild
0
Montréal Canadiens
▸4
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Victor Mete's goal at 14:37 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 54% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 1.8 to 1.1; shots on goal were MIN 17, MTL 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 2.2 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Victor Mete (1 G), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G), 3. Brendan Gallagher (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    V. Mete1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MINMIN060605017
MTLMTL31507111433

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    V. Mete(1)
    N. Cousins (1)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:37
  2. MTL
    J. Armia(4)PPG
    J. Drouin (5), S. Weber (3)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    17:32
  3. MTL
    N. Suzuki(1)
    J. Petry (3), M. Domi (4)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    19:23

3rd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(3)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08
    0-4
    12:40

Penalties

MIN 17 PIM·MTL 17 PIM

1st

  • 3:17MINZach Parise · High stickingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 10:43MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Holdingdrawn by Jared Spurgeon2 min
  • 16:02MINNick Seeler · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:18MINLuke Kunin · High stickingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

2nd

  • 1:22MINJason Zucker · Hookingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 2:26MTLShea Weber · Holdingdrawn by Jordan Greenway2 min
  • 4:48MINGerry Mayhew · Holdingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 9:30MTLTomas Tatar · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Greenway2 min

3rd

  • 10:17MTLCale Fleury · High stickingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 14:19MTLBen Chiarot · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
  • 18:49MTLNate Thompson · Fightingdrawn by Luke Kunin5 min
  • 18:49MINLuke Kunin · Fightingdrawn by Nate Thompson5 min
  • 19:14MINNick Seeler · Slashingdrawn by Paul Byron2 min
  • 19:14MTLPaul Byron · Slashingdrawn by Nick Seeler2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MTL goalMIN goalFinal: MTL 100%

Biggest swing: Victor Mete, 1st 14:37 — MTL 54% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
V. Mete · Goal · xG 0.20N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.10J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.10N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.08V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.07M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.07J. Armia · Goal · xG 0.07P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.05J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.03C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.03C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.01V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 1.8 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsMTL
1.10 G
All situations
4 G1.8
0.50 G
Even strength
3 G1.4
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN34%66%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.10 – 1.79

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

MINvsMTL
17
Shots on goal
33
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/5
Power play
1/5
17
Penalty minutes
17
22
Hits
21
14
Blocked shots
23
16
Giveaways
17
7
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
46J. SpurgeonD000-110.02120—23:10
24M. DumbaD000-110.08210—22:56
25J. BrodinD000010.17130—21:29
20R. SuterD000-200.04110—21:22
11Z. PariseL000-120.10002—18:13
16J. ZuckerL000-110.05222—17:32
17M. FolignoL000-100.02300—17:16
77B. HuntD000-110.06000—17:02
18J. GreenwayL000-100.013008016:29
12E. StaalC000-100.082005016:02
19L. KuninC000-210.020076715:51
9M. KoivuC000010.020004614:45
55N. SeelerD000-110.02114—14:01
6R. DonatoC000010.061005013:54
22K. FialaL000-130.27100—13:30
38R. HartmanR000-100.003005010:39
14J. Eriksson EkC000010.050405608:38
26G. MayhewC000020.03102006:55
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stalock(L)33294.8791.79-2.2160:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).